Friday, February 18, 2011

There's a great post at Victor Navone's blog about Animating Limited Characters, with examples and ample explanations. Very cool!

And thanks to the post I finally know who animated the shot above (Shawn Krause). I always liked that head move at the end of it, it's very nice and subtle, but works so well with the tone and the audio delivery.

As the release date inches closer, more and more impressions from people are trickling in and so far it's still very positive, which is very exciting! We're all very proud of this movie and dare I say, from a biased corner of course, that I liked the movie too (which is nice for a change, since I don't always like the movies we work on as a whole). :)

Can't wait to hear back from the audience and movie critics, but until then, I'll enjoy quotes like these:

... But possibly the biggest star of the movie is the animation itself, which is nothing short of stunning....

Really, there’s a whole lot to love about this movie. The voice-actors are top notch, the animation is superb, the character designs are stand-out, and its story is good old-fashioned western fun....

Since I worked on it I'm a bit I'm biased but I haven't seen it in finished form, so I don't really know how the movie will shape up, but it was definitely a blast to work on, so it's great to see another positive review (as always, beware of Spoilers). A good quote from the person who saw it:

"I don’t even want to call it a family film, though I’m sure it would play well amongst parents with older children. Instead, I would much rather just call it what it is: a western, and a damn fine one at that."

The AICN boards say it's a studio plant, and with sentences like:

"It’s smart, it’s dark, and above all, it’s dangerous."

it could be. I mean, who writes reviews like that? :)If anybody out there has been to preview screenings, drop a comment!